The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08
HIDING IN FRISCO.
KIssANE's STORY OF THE AFFAIR
Which is Creating Such n sensation-us Do.
ciares that tho Whole Movement Ia u VII.
iainous Scheme Of Ilnckmnil-why
he Joined Walker In Nicaragua.

BAN FRANCISCO, April Nv. Klssau
Rodgers, or W. X. Rogers, as he Is know
here, the criminal who Is ondsavoring t
have an old indictment quashed in Ne,
York, is In hiding In this city.
He has broken down under the weigh
Of accusations against him, and only
few Of his most intimate friends know
where be is.
From one Of his relatives the CORES
pondent has obtained Rogers version O
the story, with the ASSURANCE that II /
came from his own lips 1t would be exact
ly the sams.
Rogers says that the Martha Washing
ton case grew out Of the refusal Of the in
surance companiea to pay the insuranc,
on tho cargo Of that vessel. The charge,
were trumpe1 up against him and Others
and tho case was tried in the Ohio Or
cult Court, a full report OF which Is given
III Volume 8, United States Circuit Courl
proceedings, Ohio, pages 5l3 To 5lG.
Having been acquitted by the jury with
out any testimony being offered for the
detenee, Rogers, or kissane, as he ackuowl
edges his name is, went 10 New York. He
says that the enmity Of persons whom he
had beaten In the insurance case followed
him there, and that the alleged forged
check was put up job To send him to the
penitentiary. He had no money for hia
defense, was in strange city, and was
convicted. His friends afterwards rallied
and managed to get him pardoned.
Ruined in pocket and reputation, he
says he became reckless, and while In thai
mood joined the Walker expedition to
Nicaragua. The death which he sought
did not come. He told his story to Wal.
ker VINO sympathized with him, and later,
IN pronunclamento, announced that he
had appointed William Kissane Rogers
one OF his ministers aud aides.de e.csmp.
Having thus been renamed in hai(.leasl
form and allowed himself TO bs known by
that name ever since, Rogers says that his
enemies have shown deviiish ingenuity in
publishing these stories against him,
He says sll these stories are based on q
slight foundation OF TACT, but the whole
truth, he Gays, has never been told, He
says it has been alleged that ho was o
murderer, or a. all events had been chsrg.
ed with murder. This s,ory was repeated
In sonoma county by two enemiea. II
was sought to work up public sentiment
against him then on that account lust rs II
Is now: The truth is, he says, he was ar
rested in Ohio on charge Of murpsr, but
the sequel is not mentioned, and is s.u.
diously concealed by his enemies. The
man who WAS said to have been murder.
ed was naned Lewis, and during Kis.
sane's examination for the alleged crime
MIR. Lewis turned up safe and aound, hay.
ing taken trip down the Ohio river,
AS to General Darr, Rogers claims he
does not know the man and never knew
oi his existence till recently. The alleged
incendiarism charged against Rogers could
not have been committed by him, as it
took place long after he left that part of
the country where it occurred. Dsrr, so
Rogers says, can have no shadow of lust
claim against him, and he declares that he
has no hesitation in saying, and his
friends say with him, that the whole
thing ia gigantic piece OF blackmail.